On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 3:02 PM 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 4/28/2021 11:39 AM, Terren Suydam wrote: > > > > I'm interested in a theory of consciousness that can tell me, among > > other things, how it is that we have conscious experiences when we > > dream. Don't you wonder about that? > > No especially. It's certainly consistent with consciousness being a > brain process. And it's consistent with Jeff Hawkins theory that the > brain is continually trying to predict sensation and it is predictions > that are endorsed by the most neurons that constitute conscious > thoughts. in sleep, with little or no sensory input the predictions > wander, depending mainly on memory for input. > > Brent > What I read in that is that you don't wonder because you've got a workable theory. This was intended for John Clark, who thinks theories of consciousness are a waste of time. Terren -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAMy3ZA-TN6Um-R-geAFPyJkB9ojsvDJT9wd%3DvgejeodSv7wWAQ%40mail.gmail.com.
